Temporary binder



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J. H. NELLIS.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

N0.'528,551. Patented Nov. 6, 1894.

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J. H. NELLIS. TEMPORARY BINDER.

No. 528,551. v Pate'ntedNov.-6,18.94.

\M nlrrssss- UNITED STATES PATENT Genres.

JACOB H. .NELLIS, on OANAJOHARIE, NEW YORK.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

$PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 528,551, dated November6,1894.

Application filed August 21, 1898. Serial No. 483,697. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB H. NELLIS, of Canajoharie, in the county ofMontgomery and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Temporary Binders; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make anduse it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which formpart of this specification. Y I

My invention relates to an improvement in temporary binders, and itconsists in the novel features of construction hereinafter fullydescribed and especially referred to in the claims. 7

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and effectivemethod by which two or more books, pads or tablets of paper may bejoined together and secured bet-ween covers, while at the same time thepages of the books, pads or tablets are as readily accessible forreference'or for being written upon as are the pages of books bound inthe ordinary manner.

By my method of binding one or more books, pads or tablets can be easilyremoved and replaced by others, in this way saving the cost of newbinding whenever it becomes necessary to replace the pages.

Referring to, the accompanying drawings: Figure 1, is an end view of myimproved binder when closed. Fig. 2, isa rear elevation of the same.Fig. 3, is a plan view, the top cover being thrown backward. Fig. 4, isa similar View of a modified form of device for clamping the separableaccount pages. Fig. 5, is a longitudinal sectional'view of Fig. 4. Fig.6, is a plan View of one of the under sections of the book showing itssectional swinging connection.

A is the base or under cover of the book having perforated ears Bprojecting from one edge thereof. Extending inward through theseperforated ears are rods 0 confined at their inner ends to the binderback D, as shown. One of these rods is recessed longitudinally andmovable thereinis rod 0 having a hooked end for the purpose presently tobe explained.

F are elongated hinged sections having perthe said plates Hupon sectionsF is provided v for. With this arrangement when one plate with its padis turned back the next pad beneath it is entirely exposed, and this itwill be understood is effected without turning back the section F. Theplates H may be connected directly to sections F, if so desired, asillustrated in Fig. 6.

My preferred form of device for securing the pad to plate H is shown inFig.8, and

consists of a projection I adjacent to the lip-- per end of the plate H,and adapted to swing upon this projection is the fiat spring J, which isadapted to be turned downward and to be engaged at its free end by theswinging latch K, at the lower end of said plate H. Beneath the springwhen in said position is the pad or series of leaves L, which arepreferably reduced in length upon their inner edges where they areclamped by said spring and which pad or leaves are perforated to receivestuds M projecting from said plate H, whilethe same are also formed withV-shaped notches at their upper and lower ends to receive the inwardlyprojecting V-shapedstops N, also projecting from said plate, and I alsoemploy the depending studs R upon the-under 'side of the spring whichengage the perforations in the pad or leaves, thus forming another meansindependently of the others described for holding the same in properposition while being clamped by the spring.

It will be seen that the studs and V-shaped stops serve tohold the padsor leaves in asecure and permanent manner, thus leaving verticalmovement the only way of displacement possible, and that only when thespring has been released from its swinging catch. The stops N or studs Mor B may be used separately or independently of each other and be almostas effective for holding the leaves in place, as when all are used atthe same time.

In the modified form of clamping device shown in Fig. 4, I provide aslotted angular slide 0, which is adapted to move upon the upper portionof plate H, and which is held in the desired adjustment by set screw 0.This slide is adapted to move longitudinally upon the said plate andcarries a swinging spring P, which at its free end is adapted to engagea fixed lever Q at the lower end of said plate. In this form of device Ialso show the studs M and V-shaped stops N, one of the latter beingcarried by the slide 0. In either of the constructions here shown anddescribed for clamping the pads or leaves to plate H, it will be seenthat a secure hold is obtained upon the same, which are well projectedbeneath the spring so that all possibility of being crowded or forcedfrom place by the downward pressure of the spring is obviated. Where itis not necessary to project the said' clamping plate any distance beyondthe longitudinal section F,I simply provide perforated overlapping earsupon the respective sections and pass thereth rough a longitudinal rodor rivets for forming the hinge-joint as illustrated in Fig. 5.

By means of the arrangement here shown and described, it will be seenthat any one pad or section or several taken together, may be turnedover to partly reveal a succeeding one, or the same may be completelyreversed by turning upon rod 0, as shownon the cover in Fig. 1.

Hook 0" upon the end of rod 0 is for the purpose of holding a leaf orleaves turned back, as shown in Fig. 3.

The pads or leaves may be readily removed when filled and othersinserted, thus doing away with the necessity of expensive binding whichis a material item in thecost of account books.

The device is very much more convenient for the handling of agreatnumber of account sheets than asimplybound book, while every portion ofthe same is easily accessible owing to the peculiar form as here shown,whereby all the turning movement is accommodated on the reduced portionof the page.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. An improved binder comprising a base, and a seriesof page-clampingdevices hinged at a common center upon said base and radiating therefromto a vertical line when arranged in succession, substantially as shownand described.

2. An improved binder comprising a base, page clamping sections adaptedto turn thereon, and a longitudinally movable rod 6o having a hook uponits outer end for the purpose of holding the pages when turned backward,substantially as shown and described.

3. An improved-binder comprising abase,

a series of page clamping devices, a longitudinally movable rod uponwhich the said devices are hinged, and a hook carried by the outer endof the rod for the purpose of engaging the leaves or pages when turnedbackward, substantially as shown and described.

4. An improved binder comprising a base,

a series of elongated plates hinged thereto, and page clamping deviceshinged to the outer edges of the said elongated plates and which have aturning movement on said platesindependent of the swinging movement ofthe latter, substantially as shown and described.

5. An improved binder comprising a base,

a series of elongated plates hinged thereto, bearings projecting fromthe outer edges of the said plates, and page clamping devices adapted toswing in the said bearings, substantially as shown and described.

6. An improved binder comprising abase, a series of elongated plateshinged thereto, a rod forming bearings at its end upon the outer edge ofthe said plate,a page clamping device adapted to turn upon saidbearings, and a means for holding said rod rigid with the plate,substantially as shown and described.

7. An improved binder comprising a base, elongated plates hingedthereto, rods bent between their ends and secured to the upper side ofthe plate, bearings formed upon the projected ends of said rod, and pageclamping devices adapted to turn upon said bearing, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof Iaffix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB H. NELLIS.

\Vitnesses:

O. W. WHEELER, JOHN 0. WHEELER.

